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仕組み

仕組

Reading

Kana: しくみ
Romaji: shikumi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance

2

plan; plot; contrivance

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ
Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

Example Sentences

経済学(けいざいがく)経済(けいざい)仕組(しく)みを研究(けんきゅう)する学問(がくもん)である。
➥Economics is the study of economic mechanisms.
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(わたし)はこの仕組(しく)みを()りませんが担当者(たんとうしゃ)説明(せつめい)するでしょう。
➥I don't know this system, but the man in charge will explain.
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最近(さいきん)は、航空券(こうくうけん)格安(かくやす)チケットも仕組(しく)みが複雑(ふくざつ)すぎて、わかりにくいことが(おお)い。
➥Lately the discount airline ticket system has gotten so complicated that there's a lot about it I can't figure out.
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イギリスと日本(にっぽん)とは、政治(せいじ)仕組(しく)みにかなり共通点(きょうつうてん)がある。
➥The political systems of Britain and Japan have a great deal in common.
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例文(れいぶん)や、文章(ぶんしょう)仕組(しく)みをディクテーションでマスターしましょう。
➥Let's master example sentences and the make-up of text by dictation.
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そして(だい)(さん)地球(ちきゅう)環境(かんきょう)保全(ほぜん)であり、(しょう)エネルギー、(しょう)資源型(しげんがた)生活(せいかつ)(おく)仕組(しく)みが必要(ひつよう)となる。
➥The third is the preservation of environment. In this case, the conservation of energy and resources is needed.
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